How to Install and Uninstall dracut.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "dracut.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install dracut.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                dracut.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dracut.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dracut.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                dracut.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : dracut
Arch : x86_64
Version : 033
Release : 535.amzn2.1.5
Size : 325 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Initramfs generator using udev
URL : https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org/
License : GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
Description : dracut contains tools to create a bootable initramfs for 2.6 Linux
: kernels. Unlike existing implementations, dracut does hard-code as
: little as possible into the initramfs. dracut contains various
: modules which are driven by the event-based udev. Having root on
: MD, DM, LVM2, LUKS is supported as well as NFS, iSCSI, NBD, FCoE
: with the dracut-network package.